CVE-2018-11040 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-11040 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar

Spring Web MVC

path: /root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-webmvc/4.3.2.RELEASE/spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18 and older unsupported versions, allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSONP (JSON with Padding) through AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice for REST controllers and MappingJackson2JsonView for browser requests. Both are not enabled by default in Spring Framework nor Spring Boot, however, when MappingJackson2JsonView is configured in an application, JSONP support is automatically ready to use through the "jsonp" and "callback" JSONP parameters, enabling cross-domain requests.

Publish Date: 2018-06-25

URL: CVE-2018-11040

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11040

Fix Resolution: Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation: 5.0.x users should upgrade to 5.0.7. 4.3.x users should upgrade to 4.3.18. Older versions should upgrade to a supported branch, or otherwise set MappingJacksonJsonView’s jsonpParameterNames property to an empty set. Applications that do require JSONP support will need to explicitly configure the jsonpParameterNames property of MappingJacksonJsonView following the upgrade. It is recommended that applications switch to using CORS instead of JSONP to enable cross-domain requests. JSONP support in the Spring Framework is deprecated as of 5.0.7 and 4.3.18 and will be removed in 5.1.

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